[General] Milestone and general naming, terminology

[Priscilla Chung]

Thank you Heikki for starting this discussion!! I've been asking the  
same questions on the Cosmo-dev list recently as well. =)

On Aug 29, 2006, at 11:41 AM, Heikki Toivonen wrote:

> What is Cosmo's milestone numbering scheme?
>
So far there has been a proposal on the Cosmo-dev list to call each  
milestone 0.5M1, 0.5M2 etc. though nothing is set yet. Perhaps I was  
the only one who was unfamiliar with the use of 'M's, but as Ted  
pointed out, it is used in the Eclipse Foundation among other's. If  
it is widely used in the development community then I'm fine with it.


> Next are the terms alpha and beta. Chandler uses alpha to mark a  
> product
> that is usable inside of OSAF. Beta is something we want the public to
> give a try; think "Google Beta".
>
> I believe Cosmo is using beta to mean feature complete; can you  
> confirm?
>
No, I believe the term beta would mean people outside the OSAF  
organization will be able to use Cosmo, but it is NOT feature  
complete. Opposed to Alpha, which people inside the OSAF  
organization, everyone would be encouraged to 'dog-food' Cosmo.

> I believe we should unify what alpha and beta mean between the  
> projects.

Whole heartedly! Since things are not set in stone yet for the next  
milestone release of Cosmo, this is a good time to decide on a  
unified numbering scheme.

Cheers, -Priscilla 
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